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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Find the Status of Services on My Computer?

September 28, 2009 Sep 28, 2009 09/28/09
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(image) (Portions of this article previously appeared in the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide.) (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to use Windows PowerShell to obtain information about the status of services that are configured on my computer. Do you have any hints you could share? -- LB (image) Hello LB...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Determine Which Servers Have Specific Hotfixes Installed?

September 10, 2009 Sep 10, 2009 09/10/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file that contains a number of computer names. I would like to read that text file, query each computer in the list, and find out the status of a particular hotfix. If I could write the information to a text file, it would be even better. Here is the deal; there was a recent security update ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Read a Text File and Use It to Query Servers?

August 26, 2009 Aug 26, 2009 08/26/09
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 (image) Hey Scripting Guy! I need to generate a list of hotfixes that are installed on my servers. I have 100 servers on the network for which I am responsible. Each of the server names is listed in a text file called servers.txt. I need a way to read the text file and then query each of the servers. Can you help me?-- GM(image) Hello GM...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I List the Program Identifiers That Are on My Computer?

August 24, 2009 Aug 24, 2009 08/24/09
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 (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am looking for a script that will list program identifiers on my computer. Have one of those?-- CG(image) Hello CG, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is interesting you ask for a script that will list program identifiers on your computer. Program identifiers (PIDs) are the secret word combinations ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Run a Script When My Computer Is Idle?

April 2, 2009 Apr 2, 2009 04/2/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to run a script when my computer is idle. But only when it is idle. I have looked in WMI and everywhere else and cannot find anything that will detect when the computer is idle. Can you tell me how to do it?- NM(image) (image) Hi NM, You know, our computers are busy plotting against us every ...